JACKSON TWP. Two police officers crawled through a smoke-filled apartment on Thackeray Avenue NW on Thursday afternoon and pulled a woman to safety, investigators said.

Police and firefighters were called about 3 p.m. to 2830 Thackeray Ave. Other occupants of the apartment complex were evacuated, according to a news release from the township police department.

Eight people were in the three-story building at the time of the fire, said acting police Chief Ty Bissler. The woman who was rescued suffered minor injuries and was taken to Aultman Hospital for treatment.

The smoke was “really heavy in the kitchen,” he said. “They had to back out, I believe, two to three times to get fresh air.”

Neither officer was injured, Bissler said. “If she would have remained, she would have been in grave danger,” he said of the woman. The police and fire departments did not release her name Thursday night.

The fire was contained to the woman’s apartment, Bissler said. The other tenants were able to return to their units sometime later Thursday, he said.

A cause has not been determined, said Fire Chief Tracy Hogue said. The fire is under investigation.